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loven
loven
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈloːvə(n)/
- Rhymes: -oːvən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch loven, from Old Dutch lovon (“to praise, to sing psalms”), from Proto-Germanic *lubōną.
Verb
loven
- (transitive) to praise
Inflection
| Inflection of loven (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | loven | |||
| past singular | loofde | |||
| past participle | geloofd | |||
| infinitive | loven | |||
| gerund | loven n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | loof | loofde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | looft | loofde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | looft | loofde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | looft | loofde | ||
| 3rd person singular | looft | loofde | ||
| plural | loven | loofden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | love | loofde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | loven | loofden | ||
| imperative sing. | loof | |||
| imperative plur.1 | looft | |||
| participles | lovend | geloofd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
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Etymology 2
Non-lemma forms.
Noun
loven
- plural of loof
Middle English
Verb
loven (third-person singular simple present loveth, present participle lovende, simple past and past participle loved)
- to love
Conjugation of loven
| present | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | love | loven |
| 2nd person | lovest | loven |
| 3rd person | loveþ, loveth | loven |
| subjunctive | love | loven |
| participle | present | past |
| lovende, lovinge | loved, yloved | |
| simple past | singular | plural |
| 1st person | lovede | loveden |
| 2nd person | lovedest | loveden |
| 3rd person | lovede | loveden |
| subjunctive | lovede | loveden |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| love | loveþ, loveth |